Press Releases
05/28/2020
National Muslim Organization Calls For Resignation of New USAID Religious Freedom Advisor With History of Anti-Islam Comments
Emgage Action is disheartened by Islamophobic comments made by USAID’s new Religious Freedom Advisor, Mark Kevin Lloyd. The organization calls for his resignation.
05/07/2020
MEDIA ADVISORY: National Muslim Orgs Host Grand Virtual Ramadan Event Studded With High-Profile Elected Officials
This Saturday, May 9, Emgage and the Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC) will host a virtual Ramadan program.
04/20/2020
Emgage Condemns President Trump For Implying Muslims Won't Follow Social Distancing Orders During Ramadan
Emgage condemns President Trump for suggesting that mosques may be open this Ramadan while churches remain closed.
02/20/2020
Muslim Advocacy Groups Ask Bloomberg To Apologize for Harmful Surveillance
Muslim advocacy groups The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), MPower Change, Emgage, and Jetpac today sent the following letter to Mike Bloomberg asking him to apologize for the New York City Police Department’s attacks on religious liberty during his tenure as Mayor.
01/31/2020
Emgage Condemns Trump's Expansion of Muslim Ban
Emgage condemns Trump’s expansion of the Muslim Ban to six additional countries.
05/24/2019
ICYMI: ”Emgage to Join Grassroots Organizations to Host Major Presidential Forum in Detroit
Emgage to Join Grassroots Organizations to Host Major Presidential Forum in Detroit
05/20/2019
BREAKING: Emgage Announces Historic Muslim Voter Turnout in 2018 Midterm Elections
Emgage Announces Historic Muslim Voter Turnout in 2018 Midterm Elections
03/15/2019
Emgage Statement on the Mosque Shootings in Christchurch, New Zealand
“Our thoughts and prayers are with those who lost their lives or were injured in the attack, as well as their families and loved ones,“ said Wa’el Alzayat, Emgage CEO.
02/06/2019
Emgage and the Illinois Muslim Civic Coalition Condemn Islamophobic Emails by Ricketts Family
Emgage and the Illinois Muslim Civic Coalition, partners in civic engagement, strongly denounce the series of leaked emails by the Ricketts family, revealing years of racially charged jokes, outlandish conspiracy theories, and anti-Muslim rhetoric being shared between members of the family.
01/22/2019
Emgage welcomes ruling against the decision to add a citizenship question to the 2020 Census
Emgage applauds U.S. District Judge Jesse Furman’s ruling against the Trump Administration’s decision to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census.